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G. G. SHEPARD & P. ADAMS.

TOY PISTOL.

No.1372,990. Patented Nov. 8 1887.

wznearew 1 UNITED STATES PATENT CHARLES e. SHEPARD AND PETER ADAMs, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK; sAiD ADAMS ASSIGNOR TO WALTER J.

SHEPARD, OF SAME PLACE.

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPate-nt No. 372,990, dated November 8, 1887 Application filed February 28, 1857. Serial No. 229,144. (No model.)

which the following is a pistols which are designed for exploding caps.

" the invention consists of The object of ourinvent-ion is to produce an attractive and durable toy of this kind which is simple and inexpensive in construction; and the improvements which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of our improved toy pistol. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation ofa portion or side of the frame of the pistol, showing the interior mechanism. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the other portion or side of the frame of the pistol. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections in lines a: :v and y y of Fig. 2, respectively.

Like letters of reference in the several figures.

Th'eframe or body A ofthe toy is constructed refer to like parts I to represent the figure of a monkey perched upon a base or support, A, which latter forms a handle for the pistol. For convenience of manufacture the frame A is composed of two similar portions, B B, which are secured together by transverse bolts or rivets b, the portion B of the frame being formed with the base A.

0 represents a sliding bolt or rod arranged in the frame A and seated in semicircular bearings c 0, formed in the inner adjacentsides of the two halves or portions B Bof the frame. The head 0 of the bolt projects through an opening, d, formed in the front side or neck of the portions B B of the frame and forms the lowerjaw of the monkey. The bolt 0 is provided at its inner end with an arm or fingerpiece, 0, which projects outwardly through a slot, f, formedin the portion B. The bolt 0 forms the hammer for the pistol, and its head 0 bears against a flat face or shoulder, 9, formed on the adjacent front sides of the portions B and useful Improvement B above the opening d. The shoulder 9 forms the upper jaw of the monkey.

g is the recess formed in the frame A below the fixed jaw g for the reception of the caps.

h represents a spiral spring which surrounds the bolt 0, whereby the head of the bolt or 5 the lowerjaw, c, is held against the shoulder or upperjaw, g. The spring his arranged on the bolt 0 between one of the bearings c and a flange or collar, h, formed on the bolt, so that the spring h is compressed upon moving the head ofthe bolt away from the shoulder or awg.

I represents the trigger, pivoted between the two portions B B of the frame by apivot or pin, 6, cast on the inner side of the port on B, and engaging in an opening, i, formed in the 6 trigger. The trigger I is provided with a tailpiece, j, whereby the triggerls operated. The tail-piecej forms the tail of the monkey and projects outwardly through a slot, is, formed in the adjacent rear edges of the portions B B.

Z represents a nose-or projection formed on the trigger I and adapted to engage over alug or shoulder, m, formed on the inner end of the hammer 0, when the latter 1s moved 1nwardly with its head away from the aw g, by 7 pressing on the finger-piece e. The nose l of the trigger is held in engagement with the lug m by a spring, a, which bears against the under side of the trigger. The inner end of the hammer 0 below thelug m is beveled or 1n- 8o clined, as shown at 0, so that upon drawlng the hammer O inwardly by the finger-piece e the inclined face 0 will force the trigger backward until its nose Z has engaged itself over the lug m. The spring it rests upon the edge of the slot 70 and fits over a pin, q, formed on the under side of the trigger, so as to force the nose Z of the trigger forward against the 1ncli'ned edge 0. \Vhen the head of the hammer O is drawn away from the jaw g, and is locked 0 in this position by the trigger, as shown in Fig. 2, the cap to be exploded 1S lnserted between the two jaws of the figure, and upon pressing down upon the tail-piece the bolt is released and is forced outward by the sprlng 9 5 h, causing the hammer to strikeagainst the jawg with sufficient force to explode the cap. The outer edge of the head 0 of the hammer is provided with an upwardly-projecting rim, 1", which fits in a notch, 3, formed in the jaw 9, when the head 0 is closed against the jaw g.

The rim 1 forms a guard for the cap and retains the latter in place upon the head of the hammer.

We claim as our invention-- 1. In a toy pistol, the combination,with the frame A, havinga fixed jaw, g, and a recess, 9, adjacent to said jaw, of a sliding bolt, 0, provided with a jaw, 0', moving in the recess 9, a spring, h, whereby the bolt 0 is projected,with the jaw 0, against the fixed jaw g, and a trigger engaging with the bolt 0, substantially as set forth.

2. In a toy pistol, the c0mbination,with the frame A, having a fiXedjaw, g, and a recess, 9', adjacent to said jaw, of a sliding bolt, G, provided with a jaw, 0, moving in the recess 9, and a thumb1piece, e, a spring, h, applied to the bolt 0, a trigger, I, pivoted in the frame A and provided with a projecting tail-piece, j, and a spring, n, whereby the trigger is held in engagement with the sliding bolt, substantially as set forth.

3. In a toy pistol, the combination,with the figure A, composed of two similar parts, B B, and provided with a jaw, g, of a sliding bolt, 0, arranged in the figure and provided with a spring, h, whereby the head of the bolt is held against the jaw g, a finger-piece, 6, formed on the inner end of the bolt and extending through an opening in the figure, a trigger, I, provided with a nose, Z, adapted to engage over a lug, m, on the inner end of the bolt, and a spring, a, bearing against the under side of the trigger, substantially as set forth.

Witness our hands this 18th day ofFebruary,

CHARLES G. SHEPARD. PETER ADAMS.

\Vitnesses:

J NO. J. BONNER, GEO. J. BUOHHELT, Jr. 

